What does meningeal irritation sign positive mean?


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Meningeal irritation sign positive refers to neck stiffness, Klinefelter sign, Brucelot sign positive, neck stiffness refers to the patient lying on his back, both lower limbs straight, the examiner gently support the patient's occipital and make his head bend forward, if the neck has resistance, the chin can not touch the sternum, it indicates that the patient has neck stiffness. Klinefelter sign positive refers to the patient lying on his back, the examiner holds up one side of the patient's thigh, so that the hip and knee joints are flexed about 90 degrees, then one hand fixes the knee joint, the other hand holds the heel, slowly lifts the calf, so that the patient passively stretches the knee joint, such as the angle between the calf and thigh is less than 135 degrees, it is positive. Bruckner needle refers to the patient supine, both lower limbs straight, the examiner support the patient's occipital, so that its head forward flexion, if the patient has neck resistance or neck pain, it is positive.